Episode 319: Last Days on Mars (2013)

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So just to make sure, this isn’t Red Planet, with Carrie Anne Moss, Val Kilmer, Terrence Stamp, Simon Baker, Tom Sizemore and Benjamin Bratt. That is very different. Robot dog going nuts. As is the Ghosts of Mars the Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Pam Grier effort. That was demonic possession by, I wanna say, the previous inhabitants.

This is Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas and Olivia Williams with space zombies. Yeah. SPACE ZOMBIES! The 8 ma crew is looking for life on Mars. There is a song in that. And one of them chances upon bacterial life. Amazing as it's their last day before they head back to Earth and they were pissed about heading back empty handed.

Not amazing as the bacteria turn them into space zombies, and the claustrophobic story takes a dark turn.

Reviewers complained about it being low budget but I have no trouble with the cast, the effects or the sets. It all looked very Martian to me. And I enjoyed it. As Space Zombie movies go this one is alright.

5.5/10